שְׂמֹאל
se.mo.l
“left”
Definition
properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up);
- the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שְׂמֹאל appears 51 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
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